Bradford Richardson

Hate crime accusations often receive little skepticism from media

In accusing Whole Foods of frosting a cake with a gay slur, Texas pastor Jordan Brown broke a trend of dubious hate crime accusations that had met little skepticism from the mainstream media.

May 5, 2016

DOJ to North Carolina universities: Break transgender bathroom law or lose millions in funding

The U.S. Department of Justice told the University of North Carolina System on Wednesday to break a state law concerning transgender bathroom access or risk losing millions in federal education funding.

May 5, 2016

Protests break out at Spelman College after anonymous Twitter rape accusation

An anonymous Twitter poster who only identified as a freshman at all-women's Spelman College said she was raped at all-men's Morehouse University, sparking protests and administrative action at both Atlanta universities.

May 5, 2016

More than 50 Illinois families sue feds over transgender bathroom policy

A group comprised of 51 Illinois families on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the federal government and a Chicago school district over a policy that they say tramples on student privacy and safety.

May 5, 2016

North Carolina transgender bathroom bill: Feds threaten to pull education funding

President Obama's Justice Department on Wednesday threatened to pull federal education dollars from North Carolina if the state does not repeal a law prohibiting people from using public restrooms of the opposite sex.

May 4, 2016

Bill de Blasio, New York City mayor, tells citizens not to eat at ‘anti-LGBT’ Chick-fil-A

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday encouraged his constituents not to eat at a new Chick-fil-A restaurant opening in the city, citing the company's pro-traditional marriage views.

May 4, 2016

Donald Trump may be only pro-life option left

While some conservatives are already questioning whether to support presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the general election, several prominent pro-life groups say he's the only viable option for abortion opponents in 2016.

May 4, 2016

Family Research Council slams Obama for fighting transgender bathroom laws, not ISIS

President Obama seriously needs to get his priorities in order, according to the Family Research Council.

May 4, 2016

Live Action, pro-life group, slams Obama’s FDA for expanding access to abortion pill

Pro-life group Live Action on Wednesday released a video that it says exposes "lies" spread by the Food and Drug Administration about RU-486, known as the "abortion pill."

May 4, 2016

Atheists push for ‘National Day of Reason’ concurrent with National Day of Prayer

The American Humanist Association is lobbying Congress to make the first Thursday in May -- which is already the National Day of Prayer -- simultaneously the "National Day of Reason."

May 4, 2016

Target stock tumbles as transgender bathroom boycott reaches 1 million

Target's stock has taken a tumble in recent weeks, as more than 1 million people have pledged to boycott the retail giant in response to its transgender bathroom policy.

May 4, 2016

Donald Trump: Abortion ‘punishment’ comment an ‘unbelievable academic answer’

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday called his previous suggestion that women who procure illicit abortions should face punishment an "unbelievable academic answer."

May 4, 2016

Jason Riley, black conservative, disinvited from Virginia Tech

A prominent conservative intellectual and critic of identity politics has been disinvited from a scheduled lecture at Virginia Tech over concerns about his race-related scholarship.

May 3, 2016

Transgender woman’s story of being forced out of a North Carolina bathroom called into question

A transgender woman says she was "humiliated beyond belief" when security in Durham, North Carolina, escorted her out of a public women's restroom, but the city says the incident never happened.

May 2, 2016

Michael Bloomberg booed at University of Michigan for ripping into ‘safe spaces’

Students at the University of Michigan's graduation ceremony over the weekend booed former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg for mocking the idea of "safe spaces."

May 2, 2016

Va. man gets out of paying spousal support after ex-wife enters into a lesbian relationship

The Supreme Court of Virginia last week reversed a lower-court decision after a man sued his ex-wife, alleging she broke provisions of their spousal support agreement by entering into a cohabiting lesbian relationship and becoming engaged to be married.

May 2, 2016

Title IX ‘harassment’ order seen as free speech threat

Several free speech advocacy groups are concerned about a Justice Department order that they say forces colleges and universities to violate the First Amendment.

May 1, 2016

Campus rape bill draws doubts over accountability

The Campus Accountability and Safety Act, being billed as a bipartisan response to rape on college campuses, is drawing doubts over the matter of "accountability and safety" -- for whom.

April 28, 2016

‘Gay’ Census not supported by all LGBT people

Lawmakers want the U.S. Census Bureau to start counting gay people -- but not all gay people are convinced they want to be counted.

April 28, 2016

Teen birth rate reaches new low: Study

A dramatic decline in teen births among black and Hispanic mothers over the last decade has reduced the under-20 national birth rate to a new low, according to data released Thursday by the federal government.

April 28, 2016